Former
France forward Daniel Bravo’s career seemed to be winding down at Paris St.
Germain. He was once seen as France’s future bright hope, but had not met
expectations. Once, Luis Fernandez took over at Paris St. Germain in 1994, he
switched Bravo’s position to defensive midfielder. He excelled in his new
position to such an extent that after PSG eliminated Parma in the 1995/96 Cup
Winners Cup, Parma’s Hristo Stoichkov declared him as the best defensive
midfielder in Europe.

His
reward was a move to Parma at the end of that season.

Photo
From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 93, October
1996

(Daniel Bravo at Parma, 1996/97)

2- Giuseppe
Galderisi and Verona 1983/86

Italian
striker Giuseppe Galderisi was considered a hope for the future while at
Juventus in the early 1980s. However, he was unable to make headway in the star
studded squad of Giovanni Trappatoni.
In 1983, he joined Osvaldo Bagnoli’s ambitious Verona squad. In 1984/85, he was
one of the key elements of the Scudetto winning side and earned a way into the
National team. He was able to make the 1986 World Cup Finals squad.

Photo
From: Calcio 2000, Issue 20, June 1999

(Giuseppe Galderisi at Verona)

3- Otto
Rehhagel and Kaiserslautern 1996/2000 and Greece 2001

German
Manager Otto Rehhagel’s career seemed to be over after being sacked at Bayern
Munich in 1996. He surprisingly joined the relegated squad of Kaiserslautern.

After
earning promotion in 1997, he surprised all by winning the Bundesliga title
with Kaiserslautern in 1998 as a newly promoted team.

After
his Kaiserslautern adventure, many considered his appointment as Greece Manager
as pre-retirement. However, he once again surprised everyone by leading his
team to victory in the 2004 UEFA European Championships.

Photo
From: World Soccer, November 1998

(Otto Rehhagel with the 1997/98 Bundesliga
Trophy with Kaiserslautern)

4- Iomar
Mazinho and Palmeiras/Brazil 1994

Brazilian
defender Iomar Mazinho had been one of the heroes of the 1989 Copa America
victory.

His
transfer to Italy (Lecce and then Fiorentina) in 1990 had not been a success
and had in the meantime lost his spot on the National team.

His
move back to Brazil at big spending Palmeiras was just what he needed.

He
slowly made his way back into the national team in time for the 1994 World Cup.
In the World Cup itself, he established himself as a starter in the second
round and won the World Cup.

At
the end of the World Cup, he went back to Europe and rejoined his World Cup
Manager Carlos Alberto Pareira at Valencia.

Photo
From: World Soccer, July 1991

(Iomar Mazinho)

5- Michel
Dewolf and Belgium, 1993/94

Veteran
Belgium and Anderlecht defender Michel Dewolf had retired from the National
Team in 1991 after years of solid service.

He
was persuaded by national Team Manager Paul van Himst to make an emergency
presence for Belgium’s key World Cup qualifier on November 17, 1993 (vs.
Representation of Czechs and Slovaks). Belgium managed a goalless draw to
qualify for the World Cup with Dewolf being a key presence at the back.

His
display earned him a place in Belgium’s Finals squad for the 1994 World Cup.

Hovhannes Zanazanyan was a Soviet Armenian midfielder with a long spell
at Ararat Erevan in the 60s and 70s.

He
also managed the Armenia U-21 squad in the 90s.

He earned 6 caps for USSR in
1972.

He
passed away on October 4th , aged 68..

Flavio
Emoli

Flavio
Emoli was an Italian midfielder who had a long spell with Juventus in the 50s
and 60s and also played for Napoli in the 60s.

He
earned 2 caps between 1958 and 1959.

He
passed away on October 5th , aged 81.

Photo
From: La Nazionale Italiana, 1978

(Flavio Emoli, November 29, 1959, Dr.
Gerö Cup, Italy 1-Hungary 1)

Dominique
Dropsy

Dominique
Dropsy was a French goalkeeper from the 1970s and 80s. He had long spells at
Strasbourg and Bordeaux and won League titles with both.

He
was a member of Gilbert Gress’ Strasbourg side that surprisingly won the French
league in 1979.

He
was part of France’s 1978 World Cup squad. He is remembered for the goal
conceded vs. Holland in a World Cup qualifier (March 25, 1981, Holland 1-Fracne
0), when Arnold Muhren’s free kick hit the bar, dropped down hit Dropsy’s back
and went in. He was dropped from the national team in 1981 after criticizing
the selectors.

He
then joined new champions Bordeaux who needed an International level goalkeeper
for their Champiosn Cup entry. He won League titles in 1985 and 1987 with
Bordeaux as well and nealy played 600 times in the League.

He
earned 17 caps between 1978 and 1981.

He
passed away on October 7h , aged 63 from complications from
Leukaemia.

Photo
From: Onze, Issue 40, April 1979

(Dominique Dropsy)

Sakit Aliyev

Sakit
Aliyev was a defender from Azerbaijan who played for Turan Tovuz in the 90s and 2000s.

He
earned a solitary cap in 1995.

He
passed away on October 12th , aged 49.

Bobby
Braithwaite

Bobby
Braithwaite was a Northern Irish
International winger who Linfield and Middlesbrough in the 1960s.

He
earned 10 caps between 1962 and 1965.

He
passed away on October 14th , aged 78.

Sergei
Aleksandrovich Filippenkov

Sergei Aleksandrovich Filippenkov was a Russian midfielder who played for a
number of teams, including CSKA Moscow,
in the 90s and 2000s.

He
earned a solitary cap in 1998.

He
passed away on October 15th , just aged 44.

Howard Kendall

Howard Kendall was a player with Everton in the 60s and 70s
and won the 1970 League title with them.

However, he left his mark mostly as the manager of Everton
that won two League titles (1985, 1987), as well as the FA Cup (1984) and the
Cup Winners Cup (1985). He later managed Everton in two other separate spells.

He also had a stint at Spain’s Athletic Bilbao.

He
passed away on October 17th , just aged 69.

Photo
From: Goal, Issue 28, January 1998

(Howard Kendall)

Photo
From: Onze,
Issue 109, January 1985

(Howard Kendall)

Roar Johansen

Roar Johansen was a Norwegian defender
who represented Fredrikstad in the 1950s and 60s.

He
earned 61 caps between 1958 and 1967.

He
passed away on October 23rd , aged 80.

Photo
From: Landslaget, Det Norske Fotballandslagets Historie, 1997

(Roar
Johansen)

Paride Tumburus

Paride Tumburus was an Italian defender who
represented Bologna in the 1960s.

He
won the Scudetto with Bologna in 1964. He was a member of Italy’s 1962 World
Cup squad.

He
earned 4 caps between 1962 and 1963.

He
passed away on October 23rd , aged 76.

Photo
From: Calcio
2000, Issue 18, April 1999

(Paride Tumburus)

Thomas Sunesson

Thomas Sunesson was a Sedish forward that
played for many clubs including Kalmar, Malmo, Lausanne and Beira Mar in the
80s and 90s.

He
earned 12 caps between 1983 and 1984.

He
passed away on October 25th , aged 56.

Nicolas Fuentes

Nicolas Fuentesof Peru most notably
represented Universitario in the 60s and 70s.

He
was a member of Peru’s 1970 World Cup squad.

He
earned 17 caps between 1965 and 1970.

He
passed away on October 28th , aged 74.

Jerzy Sadek

Jerzy Sadek was a Polish striker who most notably represented
LKS Lodz in the 60s and 70s.

He also had a spell in the Dutch League in the 70s with
Sparta Rotterdam and Haarlem.

He
earned 18 caps between 1965 and 1971.

He
passed away on November 4th , aged 73.

Photo
From: Voetbal
International, February 28-March 5, 1977

(Jerzy Sadek with Jan Tomaszewski)

Photo
From: Voetbal
International, February 28-March 5, 1977

(Jerzy Sadek)

Márton Fülöp

Márton Fülöp was a Hungarian goalkeeper who in the English League for a number of
teams (including Tottenham, Cioventry City and Sunderland) in the 2000s and
2010s.

He
earned 24 caps between 2005 and 2001.

He
passed away on November 12th , just aged 32 due to cancer.

Lucian Balan

Lucian Balan was a Romanian midfielder who most notably
represented Baia Mare and Steaua Bucharest in the 80s.

He also had a spell in the Dutch League in the 70s with
Sparta Rotterdam and Haarlem.

He
earned a solitary cap in 1987.

He
committed suicide on November 12th , aged 56.

Bjorn Borgen

Bjorn
Borgen was a Norwegian winger who most notably represented Fredrikstad in two
separate spells in the 50s and 60s.

He
earned 35 caps between 1957 and 1966.

He
passed away on November 18th , aged 78.

Zoran Ubavic

Zoran
Ubavic was a Slovenian forward.

He
took part in Slovenia’s First ever International after Independence (June 3,
1992, Estonia 1-Slovenia 1).

This
was his solitary cap.

He
passed away on November 21st
, aged 50.

Gerry Byrne

Gerry Byrne was an English fdefender who played for Liverpool
in the 1950s and 60s.

He
earned 2 caps , threeyears apart, in 1963 and 1966.

He
passed away on November 28th
, aged 77 having suffered from Alzheimer’s disease.